Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking hold

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing hold
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take hold

Synonyms

grasping seizing prehension

Questions

What does taking hold mean?
present participle and gerund of take hold

How to pronounce taking hold

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